Blatch Students Read Poem for Brighton & Hove Mayor

Blatchington Mill was recently extremely proud to send two of our students to represent our school at the opening of a full council meeting at Hove Town Hall. The students, Freddie and Samala, read a poem written by Freddie at the request of Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Alex Phillips. The poem was well received by councillors and the Mayor, who has invited Freddie and Samala to her Civic Christmas Reception.

You can read the poem, written by Freddie (assisted by Samala), below.

Brighton

As the moon ascends to her place in the sky shegazes down upon Brighton. A rich jewel in theearth’s crust radiating the splendour of itsenduring light towards the heavens.

A young woman strolls along the promenade, toorestless to sleep. Her face is on one sideensnared by the harsh orange glare of thestreetlight, the other caressed by the blue glowof the pale moon.

Beneath her feet waves, once a cool teal nowblackened by the cover of night, uncoil from thevast breadth of the ocean. Like ribbons wovenwith filaments of moonlight; like couriers with aspectral cargo. They crest at the struts of thepalace pier which, above, is caught in a state ofperpetual excitement. Enveloped in a bubble ofconstant pandemonium.

As the first light of day pierces through the canvas of night, bathing the tumbling verdant downs in a yellow brilliance, the sights and sounds of the night remain, yet now invigorated with a colourful vibrancy found only in Brighton.